Trump and North Korea on the brink

US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un have traded military threats in a dangerous exchange that has heightened the risk of a nuclear war and triggered alarm across the region. USSC acting director of foreign policy, defence and strategy Ashley Townshend is quoted in this report by the Australian Financial Review.

Ashley Townshend is Director, Foreign Policy and Defence at the United States Studies Centre. He works on US-Asia relations, alliance politics, and international security. He also lectures at the University of Sydney and previously worked at the Lowy Institute for International Policy.